In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found to have IQs in the ...

A documentary, The Syndrome, examines the medical and legal consequences of shaken baby syndrome, questioning the scientific ...

(AP) – When 7-month-old Natalie Beard’s body arrived in the autopsy room, there were no outward signs of physical abuse. No broken bones, bruises or abrasions. But behind her pretty brown eyes and ...

Experts are divided on the use of shaken baby syndrome diagnoses in criminal cases. Credit: Natalia Ojewska for The Texas Tribune On Thursday, Robert Roberson is set to become the first person in the ...

DOWNTOWN — A Santa Monica man is expected to be arraigned today on murder charges in connection with the death of his 2-month-old stepdaughter, the possible victim of a form of child abuse known as ...

Supporters of death row inmate Robert Roberson say the state is about to execute an innocent man. Roberson was convicted of shaking his child to death. Sponsor Message : [POST-BROADCAST CLARIFICATION: ...

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to receive a lethal ...

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: [POST-BROADCAST CLARIFICATION: In this story, we say the medical consensus today is that the diagnosis of ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ (SBS) in criminal cases is based on “junk science.” There is growing ...